Hanger for electric wires.



PATENTED MAY 12, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED DEO.11,1906.

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DAVID S. BEYER, OF EDGEWOOD PARK, PENNSYLVANIA.

HANGER FOR ELECTRIC WIRES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1908.

Application filed December 11, 1906. Serial No. 347,284.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DAVID S. BEYER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Edgewood Park, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHangers for Electric Wires, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.-

This invention relates to wire supports or hangers and the inventionrelates more particularly to a hanger for supporting or defleeting thesuspension wires of an incandescent light. p

The object of my invention is to provide a hanger that can be easily andquickly placed in engagement with electric wires, dropcords of pendentlights, etc., for supporting the same without injuring the insulation ofsaid wires.

My improved hanger is particularly adapted for holding a suspendedincandescent light out of its normal position. This has sometimes beenaccomplished in the past, by tying a string or cord directly to theinsulated suspension wires, which is an unsatisfactory and dangerouspractice, on account of its liability to fray and wear away theinsulation of said wires, causing a short circuit, with incidentinconvenience and fire risk. To overcome this, I have devised a simpleand inexpensive hanger, for firmly supporting wires in such a mannerthat it will be practically impossible for the insulation thereof tobecome injured or defective. Furthermore, if, through long and roughusage, the insulation should be worn to such an extent as to reduce itsefficiency, this hanger by int'erposing a non-conducting materialbetween the two lead wires will prevent a short circuit, or minimize thedanger of fire should such short circuit occur.

The detail construction of my improved supp fully described and thenspecifically claimed.

The drawing represents a perspective view of a wire support or hangerconstructed in accordance with my invention.

The hanger is preferably constructed of hard rubber, fiber, or othernon-conducting or insulating material, the body of the hanger beingsubstantially of inverted U-shape form,

ort or hanger will be'hereinafter more i the ends of the arms beingturned outwardly and upwardly to form cord-receiving hooks.

As shown in the present illustration, the hanger comprises two members,1 and 2, each of which are somewhat Z-shape in form. The member 1 is ofgreater length than the member 2, and the top arm 3 of said member 1overlies and rests upon the top arm 4 of the member 2. The members 1 and2 at their lower ends are turned outwardly and upwardly to formcord-receiving hooks 5 in which the wire or wires 6 are supported. Thetwo members 1 and 2 are preferably tied together by a connection such asa piece of wire which is doubled, and the two arms thus formed areinserted through the top arm 3 of the member 1 and the top arm 4 of themember 2, the arms being carried downwardly against the inner faces ofthe members 1 and-2 and turned upwardly against the outer face of thehooks 5 as shown at 7. The doubled end of this connecting wire is shapedso as to provide an eye or loop 8 to which a suspension cord 9 may beconnected.

This construction of hanger is particularly advantageous for use insupporting electric light wires in connection with columns, brackets,trusses, walls, ceilings or other supports, the hanger being used forsupporting the temporary or portable wiring.

The use of the eye or loop 8 enables the hanger to be supported easilyfrom any suitable support, and the electric wires may be easily engagedwith and detached from the hanger as desired.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A hanger for suspension wires of incandescent lamps, comprising asubstantially U- shaped body formed from two hook-shaped membersoverlapped at their upper ends, and a securing and reinforcing memberformed from a piece of wire doubled and passed through the overlappedends of the members with its ends bent up around the hook-ends of themembers.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

DAVID S. BEYER.

lVitnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovrrz, A. J. TBIGG. 5

